Specialist, Construction Design (Electrical)

$88.39k - $110.49k

Full-time

PowerCo

Who We Are
We are proud to announce the launch of Volkswagen Group’s largest cell factory, PowerCo, in St. Thomas. This is more than just a job – it’s a unique opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy. Join us as we ramp up operations and help build a world-class company.At PowerCo, we believe in fostering an environment where ambition meets collaboration, and where flexibility and creativity thrive. You'll be part of a diverse, talented team that is shaping the future of battery production. You’ll have the chance to advance your career while working alongside passionate colleagues who share a vision of making a lasting impact on the world.
Are you ready to be part of something exciting? Power up your career with us!
This position is in-person and located in the charming town of St. Thomas, ON.
Your Role And Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will coordinate and steer all design related activities, ensuring that concepts, layouts, and technical solutions align with PowerCo’s global standards, functional requirements, and project timelines. Reporting directly to the Head of BSI (Battery Specific Infrastructure).
What You Bring To The Team
Design Coordination & Stakeholder Alignment
Lead the organization of multidisciplinary design meetings with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring technical alignment, structured decision-making, and timely distribution of high-quality meeting documentation. Act as the central coordination point for all BSI-related design inputs, consolidating feedback from engineering, production, HSE, construction, and operations teams.
Tender Documentation & Technical Requirements Management
Develop and maintain comprehensive tender documentation—including TUM lists, Room Books, layouts, and user requirements—ensuring clarity, completeness, and compliance with PowerCo’s technical and functional standards. Provide expert guidance on the technical scope definition and ensure alignment between project requirements and supplier proposals.
Design Change Management & Impact Evaluation
Govern the design change process by evaluating change requests from internal departments, updating TUM, Room Books, and layouts accordingly, and coordinating the implementation of changes with suppliers. Conduct technical, schedule, and cost impact assessments for all design modifications, including claim review and negotiation support with suppliers. Maintain and publish an up-to-date weekly design change log as part of structured change governance.
Design Deliverable Tracking & Quality Assurance
Track and verify the supplier’s design deliverables against contractual obligations and project milestones, ensuring completeness, quality accuracy, and alignment with design strategy. Proactively identify design gaps, inconsistencies, and risks, driving corrective actions with suppliers and internal teams.
3D Model Management & Digital Coordination
Oversee the development, integration, and quality of the 3D model across all BSI work streams, ensuring consistency with engineering data, spatial requirements, and interface definitions. Facilitate model reviews, clash detections, and interdisciplinary coordination sessions, driving resolution of technical conflicts and optimizing constructibility.
Value Engineering, Acceleration
Lead value engineering workshops and cross-functional evaluations to bring project costs in line with approved budgets, balancing technical requirements with cost efficiency.
Design Lessons Learned & Continuous Improvement
Lead the systematic collection, analysis, and documentation of design-related lessons learned across all BSI work streams, transforming project experiences into actionable guidelines. Drive continuous improvement initiatives by integrating lessons learned into design standards, tender documents (TUM, Room Books, layouts), and supplier requirements, ensuring future projects benefit from enhanced efficiency, quality, and risk mitigation.
SME
Act as the subject matter specialist for electrical systems within BSI design activities, defining and coordinating discipline-specific technical requirements, concepts, and solutions across process equipment, utilities, and facility infrastructure. Ensure that electrical designs meet project requirements for power distribution, system reliability, redundancy, grounding and bonding, load management, safety, and integration with process equipment and building systems. Review and steer supplier and consultant deliverables related to electrical systems, resolve technical interfaces with other disciplines, and support compliance with PowerCo standards, project objectives, and applicable codes and regulations.
What Makes You Stand Out
Bachelors Degree - Electrical Engineering preferred. Industrial / Mechanical Engineering or related field
3-7 years experience in Construction Project Management
Strong knowledge of industrial electrical system design and coordination
Experience in battery cell manufacturing or battery-related facility projects preferred. or Pharmaceutical, semi conductor Clean & Dry Room experience.
Experience with electrical systems for dry rooms, cleanrooms, and controlled manufacturing environments
Experience with medium-voltage and low-voltage power distribution concepts
Understanding of load calculations, distribution strategies, system redundancy, grounding and bonding principles, and electrical safety
Experience reviewing electrical design packages, drawings, schematics, single-line diagrams, layouts, and technical submittals
Ability to coordinate interfaces between electrical systems, process equipment, utilities, HVAC, controls, and building infrastructure
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office
Working knowledge of BIM/model review tools such as Aconex,Navisworks / BIM 360 / ACC is beneficial
Ability to travel 10% internationally
What To Look Forward To
Attractive Remuneration: The expected competitive compensation range for this position is $88,390 - $110,490 CAD, which includes base pay and target amount of short term incentive plan.
In addition we offer competitive benefits: our program is flexible to allow you to make the selections and get the coverage you need.
Pension and Retirement Savings: We contribute to a Registered Pension Plan and matching contribution to a retirement savings plan.
Employee Assistance Plan: We offer an Employee Assistance Plan which can support you in mental health, physical wellness and overall wellbeing.
Vacation Allowance: We offer our employees competitive paid time off. Plus, you don’t need to take any vacation days from December 24 to December 31.
Opportunities for development.
Relocation Support.
Opportunities to participate in exciting company events that give back to the community.
We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Our compensation is determined based on a combination of factors including but not limited too relevant years of experience, education, and alignment with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined in the job description.
We believe that the best results are created in a diverse and inclusive environment. Therefore, all qualified applications will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, religion, gender (identity), sexual orientation, national origin or disability.
PowerCo Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities including during the application process. If you require an accommodation because of a disability, we will work with you to determine what reasonable accommodation may be available to meet your needs whether it be as an applicant or an employee. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation, you are encouraged to advise the Recruiter who will consult with you to determine an appropriate and reasonable accommodation.

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